American Liberal Democracy in Historical Perspective
I started teaching a new course last week on American democracy and the individual. For
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Gun Rights as Glue? The Contested (and Uncontested) Legal Policy Terrain of the Conservative Legal Movement
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reached down to the Second Circuit and agreed to hear
Deporting Veterans
The Trump Administration is deporting veterans. This isn’t as surprising as it might seem to be.
The Shadow of 1919
As 2019 gets underway, both my interest in political development and the project I am
The Racialized Fabric of Intellectual Movement Conservatism: Part I
It should be part of our conventional scholarly wisdom that racial conservatism is woven into
Can Trump Declare a National Emergency and Use the Military to Build a Wall?
As the government shutdown continues, Donald Trump has renewed his threats to declare a national
The Federalist Society, the Fever Swamps, and Conservatism
The Federalist Society is an important institution in American politics. When talking about judicial selection
Presidential Representation and Donald Trump’s Reaction to the California Wildfires
In the midst of devastating wildfires in both Northern and Southern California, President Donald Trump
Maybe the Anti-Federalists Were Right
The recent battle over the confirmation of (now-Justice) Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court raised
Indoctrination Camp or Institution Building? Heritage and the Law Clerk Training Academy
One should not be surprised to learn, as Adam Liptak reported yesterday, that the Heritage